I had lunch with a friend the other day who used to work for what I would describe as a traditional Brisbane advertising agency. That's not a negative way of describing them but they're established and recognised in what they do, and have a global presence. She's now setting out on her own in a new venture doing something similar but on a smaller scale. Even in her new venture, her and her business partner have years, if not decades of experience to call upon to sell their new business forward.
So just before we parted she asked me 'why do I share everything on my social media sites?'
Iiiiiiiiiin the red corner, we have one of the biggest global brands, sentinels of search, magicians of maps and wizards of Wave, one of the most recognized brand names in the world, weighing in at an annual revenue of $23 billion, ladies and gentlemen, I give you….Google.
If you want to take a look at a pop act who is also an expert in marketing, then you don't need to look much further than Lady Gaga.
In the history of music, there have been some great self-marketing acts - Madonna, Michael Jackson, Sex Pistols, Beatles, Eminem - groups and artists that have their very marketing built into who they are, and their image and route to market is as important as their music.
This article was originally written by Dallas Lawrence, the Chair of the Social and Digital Media Practice at Levick Strategic Communications and appeared on Mashable. We have changed a few parts but most of Dallas's original text remains here, with our additional comments towards the end.
